Question

Выберите правильный ответ 1 “I am going to travel by plane.” He said that he is going / was going to travel by plane. 2 “I’ll pick everyone up and drive them there.” She said that she will pick / would pick everyone up and drive them there. 3 “I am painting a new piece for the exhibit.” Mario said he was painting / had been painting a new piece for the exhibit. 4 “I couldn’t read the rest of the book. She said she couldn’t read / had couldn’t read the rest of the book. 5 “I had eaten all the sweets.” She said she ate / had eaten all the sweets. 6 “We were driving for hours in the snow.” They said that they had been driving / drove for hours in the snow.

Answer 1

1 was going
2 would pick
3 was painting
4 couldn’t read
5 had eaten
6 had been driving

Answer 2

1. He said that he was going to travel by plane. (reported speech uses the past tense for verbs indicating a present/future action)
2. She said that she would pick everyone up and drive them there. (reported speech uses the past tense for verbs indicating a future action, and "would" instead of "will")
3. Mario said he was painting a new piece for the exhibit. (reported speech uses the past tense)
4. She said she couldn't read the rest of the book. (simple past tense is appropriate for this statement)
5. She said she had eaten all the sweets. (reported speech uses the past perfect tense for actions that happened before the reporting verb)
6. They said that they had been driving for hours in the snow. (reported speech uses the past perfect continuous tense for a continuous action that happened before the reporting verb)